Myth or Fact: The Hanukkah Edition

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It's traditional to play gambling games on Hanukkah.

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Fried hamantaschen are a Hanukkah delicacy.

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The Maccabees fought against elephants.

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Hanukkah candles must be lit from right to left.

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You must give a gift on every night of Hanukkah.

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Hanukkah

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Pronounced: KHAH-nuh-kah, also ha-new-KAH, an eight-day festival commemorating the Maccabees’ victory over the Greeks and subsequent rededication of the temple. Falls in the Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually corresponds with December.